Breast ecology assessment in the study of local microflora

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 747-748

  Streinu Cercel, Adrian ^a,c   Jianu, Dana Mihaela ^b   Streinu Cercel, Oana ^a  

^a Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BREAST; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CONTAMINATION; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; ELASTIC FIBER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMPLANT CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; LETTER; MICROFLORA; MUTATION; NIPPLE; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SKIN; SKIN FLORA; SKIN INCISION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SWEAT GLAND; VAGINA;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BREAST; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84879718191     PISSN: 1090820X     EISSN: 1527330X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090820X13488135     Document Type: Letter

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